Section Manager: Docking at Armscor

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

• To supply a docking, rigging, scaffolding and mobile equipment and detailed maintenance service to the SAN, manage naval and commercial dockings and oversee all maintenance on both the dry-dock and synchrolift facilities.

CRITICAL PERFORMANCE AREAS:

•  To manage a multidisciplinary team of shipwrights, riggers, mechanical and electrical artisans as well as handymen.
•  To effectively manage daily meetings and scheduling of tasks for the team
•  To recruit, interview, select and maintain well-qualified staff.
•  To manage and improve the availability and performance of the section by proactively tracking maintenance and budget KPI’s.
•  To develop and maintain constructive relationships between internal and external stakeholders.
•  Liaising with Management teams as well as Naval personnel.
•  To do performance management contracting of the team by ensuring that performance
• contracts are completed timeously, and providing regular feedback to team members.
•  Proactively manage the Berthing Plan for the docking of both naval and commercial vessels by liaising with the Dockmaster, Commercial Manager, Harbour master and relevant project managers.
•  Generate the required mechanical and electrical maintenance plans for all the docking facilities.
•  Generate and/or evaluate SOPS’s, work plans, method statements and schedules in terms of accuracy, completeness, and adherence to legislative compliance for the section.
•  Manage and measure tasks executed against plans by sub-sections in terms of quality standards, time, cost effectiveness, technical and procedural correctness, and initiate corrective action where required.
•  Enforce adequate control of inventory, equipment and tools allocated to section by utilising the prescribed procedures, regulations and policies.
•  Manage safety and security of all allocated resources in terms of the Occupational Health and safety Act and prescribed regulations.
•  Manage the compliance for all rigging equipment.
•  Prepare and manage section budget by monitoring and controlling the expenditure according to prescribed rules and regulations in accordance to procurement procedures.
•  Develops strategies to address business, technical and human recourse challenges.
•  Perform Root Cause Analysis for equipment breakdowns and recommend corrective actions, preventative measures, repair solutions, and system enhancements.
•  Advise managers, engineers, contractors, planners and subordinates on technical issues by means of written and verbal communications as required.
•  Manage and generate reports and/or presentations on the progress of Docking section projects to management.
•  Compile technical specifications for specific equipment and tasks for budgetary and/or purchasing purposes.
•  Manage and generate tenders from User Requirement Statement (URS) stage right through to order placement.
•  Provide technical expertise and guidance to the team when performing functional tests and system performance measurements.
•  Manage the integration of different sub-systems to achieve successful system trials and planned scenarios.
•  Diagnose origin of equipment failures by utilising technical manuals, circuit diagrams, data manuals and industry specialists.
•  Benchmark maintenance and docking and rigging procedures, according to industry standards and implement accordingly.
•  Legal Appointment as 2.7 for docking facilities
•  Assist GMR2.1 with all legislative compliance for the section

QUALIFICATIONS:

•  B.Eng/ BSC/BTECH in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
•  Docking Master Course will be an advantage.
•  A GCC and/or registration with ECSA will be an added advantage

EXPERIENCE:

•  Minimum 5 years post graduate experience in maintenance, repairs and/or construction in a marine or related engineering environment.
•  Minimum 3 years management experience.
•  Experience in the Ship Repair Environment, Synchrolift Operation and Dry Docking Operations environment will be an advantage.

SPECIAL PROFICIENCY/SKILLS:

•  Knowledge of plant and machinery relevant to the marine environment.
•  Knowledge of docking and undocking practices
•  Knowledge of structural repair on docking equipment
•  Knowledge of materials and equipment used in the rigging trade and their various uses.
•  Knowledge of maintenance of mobile cranes
•  Knowledge of the scaffolding trade, scaffold equipment and regulations.
•  Knowledge of corrosion and the effect it has on wire ropes/marine equipment.
•  Thorough knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act.
•  Trouble shooting and fault finding skills
•  Good verbal and written communication